expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to become pale; to turn pale
being about to cry; the verge of tears
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
financial power; financial means; wealth
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be intimate with; to befriend
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
taking the field first, thus batting second
global maximum; greatest value
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
world; society; people; the public
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to crouch; to squat; to cower
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of