to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
advance; moving forward; progress
by means of; due to; because of; according to
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
something like ...; something called ...
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
personality; style; appearance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I see; that's right; indeed
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
now; the present time; just now; another; more
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to say; to be called; to do
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that