to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rebellion; great uprising
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to have an eye on; to zero in on
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
interest; rights; concession
nature; property; disposition
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
human intellect; knowledge
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
false news; canard; fabricated news story; misinformation; fake news
to arrive; to come to pass
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to think too much; to be over-concerned
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
general idea; concept; notion
emperor (of Japan); mikado
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
now that; since; as long as; provided that
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items