to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
having said that; on the other hand
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(clothes which) make one look fat
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
casual speech; peer language; informal language
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
explanation; interpretation
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
the matter you have been talking about
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
scandal; deplorable event
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet