stagnation; hindrance; delay
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to be in danger of; to be liable to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
fragment; one of the group or party
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
relatively; comparatively
to apologize; to apologise
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
people; citizens; subjects; folk
just because; even if; even though
doing whatever one pleases
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
declaration; proclamation; announcement
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to try all possible means
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog