common people; ordinary people; masses
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
to use and then throw away
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
companion; company; tritagonist
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
king of beasts (i.e. lion)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation