to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to tumble down; to roll down
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
silence; stillness; quietness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to cause someone to worry
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to speak; to say; to vocalize
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to raise one's voice; to shout
profitable plan; good plan
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to come back; to return; to recur
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
how long; how much; to what extent
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
normalcy; normality; normal
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.