to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
lump together; put all together
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to look around; to survey
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
only recently; just of late
bodily build; degree of fleshiness