to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
bond; bill; certificate; security
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
dealing with; coping with
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
while; even though; despite
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation