oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
mental; psychological; physical
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
sharp sighted; easily awakened
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
arena (e.g. international arena)
stenographer; writer of shorthand
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
ready-made; common-law (wife)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to wave a flag; to show the way
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
like that; that way; thus
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
half and half; fifty-fifty
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
molester; groper; masher; pervert
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to faint; to be exhausted
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
plenary session; regular session
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
(plain) hot water; boiled water
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
everywhere; wherever; nowhere (with neg. verb); nothing
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
greater than ...; bigger ...
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)