(political) power; authority; influence
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
reproachful; hateful; bitter
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
at a moment's notice; readily
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell