to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
place; room; margin; scope
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
the lower classes; the common people
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
different thing; another question; different case
pessimism; disappointment
high and low (social standing)
to thrust down; to push off
just because; even if; even though
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to subsist; to keep on living
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
sincere; honest; faithful
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
idealistic thought (argument)
1000 ri; (a) long distance
endless; boundless; everlasting
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
contradiction; inconsistency
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)