before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
tag; slip; label; sticker
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
bent back; hunchback; stoop
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
secret; private; surreptitious
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
obstruction of business; interference with business
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to run a shop; to have a shop
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that