to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
casting; founding; minting
fusion; melting; liquefaction
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
contract; compact; agreement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
troubled face; worried expression
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
overestimation; overvaluing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to machine; to cut; to scrape
several sheets (flat objects)
to bite off; to gnaw through
drop (e.g. of water); drip