head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
custom; habit; customary practice
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
first meeting; first interview with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
body and soul; mind and body
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
very young; little; childish; immature
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
as you see; as you can see
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away