like this; this sort; this way
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
question; inquiry; enquiry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to bury; to embed; to implant
sweet and sour; bittersweet
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
extermination; expulsion; destruction
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind