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to teach, to instruct; to tell, to inform, to show; to preach

tobacco, cigarette, cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum); tobacco

gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly; steps, stairs, staircase, terrace

easy, plain, simple

dangerous, risky, hazardous, perilous, precarious; in danger, in jeopardy, critical, grave, at risk; uncertain, unreliable, insecure, unsteady, doubtful; close (call), narrow (escape); look out!, watch out!, be careful!

to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps); to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink); to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear

to understand, to comprehend, to grasp, to see, to get, to follow; to become clear, to be known, to be discovered, to be realized (realised), to be found out, to make sense; I know!, I think so too!

police officer

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke), lame, dull, weak, corny

day before yesterday

evening meal, dinner, supper

yellow; high-pitched (voice), shrill

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels), to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one; to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise; to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); to insert, to put in; to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to wear at one's side, to carry under one's arm; to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm; to pole (a boat); to pour, to add (liquid), to serve (drinks); to put on (lipstick, etc.), to apply, to colour, to dye; to light (a fire), to burn; to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten; to stop in the midst of, to leave undone

to cross over, to go across; to extend, to cover, to range, to span

dark, gloomy, murky; depressed, dispirited, down in the dumps, dark (mood); dark (in colour), dull; ill-boding, dark (e.g. past), suspicious; unlikely (to succeed), hopeless, unpromising; unfamiliar (with), ignorant (of)

to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in

to raise, to elevate; to move something (to a higher place), to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.), to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room), to let in (e.g. a guest); to give; to enrol (one's child in school), to enroll, to send (one's child; e.g. to college); to develop (talent, skill, etc.), to improve; to earn (something desirable), to achieve (e.g. a good result), to obtain; to promote (someone); to complete, to finish; to make (a loud sound), to raise (one's voice); to raise (one's gaze), to lift up (one's face), to look up; to do up (one's hair); to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); to praise, to commend, to flatter; to make do (with less expenses than expected), to cover expenses (with a given amount), to set costs; to finish (one's studies), to complete (a lesson), to pass (e.g. a class); to upload (e.g. an image), to publish (on the internet), to post; to raise someone's spirits, to cheer someone up, to enhance a mood; (of the tide) to come in, to rise; to increase (of market price), to rise (of stock prices); to vomit, to throw up; to do for (the sake of someone else); to complete ...; to humbly do ...

to be shut, to close, to be closed; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten, to be tightened; to become sober, to become tense

a lot, lots, plenty, many, a large number, much, a great deal, a good deal; enough, sufficient; enough, too many, too much

to get cloudy, to cloud over, to become overcast; to cloud up, to fog up, to mist up, to become dim; to be gloomy, to be clouded (expression), to be downcast; to look slightly downward (of a noh mask; indicating sadness, grief, etc.)

various, a variety of, all sorts of, many (different); variously, in various ways, in many ways; various things, this and that