dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
older brother and younger sister
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
(of fire) to spread; to extend itself
to fulfill one's responsibility
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour
main; principal; chief; primary; major
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
adductor muscle (of a bivalve)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby