to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
certainly; surely; definitely
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to coax; to cajole; to humour (humor); to wheedle
to gain fame; to make one's name
founder of a religious sect
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
chair; stool; post; office; position
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
and; thereupon; because of that
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to torment; to harass; to tease
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with