to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
matter for great congratulation
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to be smeared; to be covered
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
system; institution; organization; organisation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
school rules; school regulations
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances