to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
strategy meeting; council of war
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
outcast; odd man out; pariah
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
talk; story; conversation
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
material witness; suspect
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
full payment; liquidation
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
natural disaster; cataclysm
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself