to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
attractive middle-aged man
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
true state; actual condition; reality
to affect; to impact; to influence
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
reduction; diminution; abatement
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
many; much; plenty; hardly
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
heart; guts; nerve; central part