to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
something like ...; something called ...
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
jokingly; in the form of a joke
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
gradually; slowly but steadily
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over