to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
the other day; a few days ago
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
drinking party; get-together
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
distant look; faraway look
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind