to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
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)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to pile up; to accumulate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
day after day; day by day
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly