brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
longing for; burning desire
to discuss; to talk together
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
that's the way it is; such is life
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
such; this sort of; like this
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
at least; at most; (even) just
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means