to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
should; must; -able; probably; likely
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
chief; main; principal; major
general public; the masses
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
loveable; very likeable; like very much
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh