to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to kill; to choke the life out of
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
content-free chat; idle gossip
even though it is not; despite not
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
retort; back talk; backchat