fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
you (plural); all of you; you all
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
problems caused by animal droppings
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of