to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
suggestion; hint; implication
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)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
disorder; disturbance; unrest
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
region; limits; stage; level
reaching; attaining; arrival
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
thought; consideration; thinking
now that; since; so long as; because
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
with a crack; with a smash
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer