contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
reward money; reward; honorarium
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
the following week; the next week
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
calamity; disaster; accident
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
platoon commander; section commander
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
tear gland; lacrimal gland
unusual space; other dimension
at a loss for words; stumped for words