chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
entreaty; appeal; petition
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
gossip; corner of the mouth
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
line; queue; procession; matrix
newly appointed; inaugural
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
unable to resist; unable to suppress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly