hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
nothing but; none other than
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hating; strongly disliking
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to set (sun); to become dark
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back