to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
source of revenue; financial supporter
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to press a question; to cross-examine
offense and defense; offence and defence
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
lack of information; data deficiency
world; society; people; the public
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
each nation; many nations; many countries
executives; top management; governing body
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile