to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
indicate reason; infers some protest
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
failure; mistake; blunder
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
in succession; one by one
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
when it becomes; when it comes to
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
honor; honour; credit; prestige
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
already; now; no longer; not any more
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment