to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
that's the way it is; such is life
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
true character; real nature