to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
indicate reason; infers some protest
preference; priority; precedence
family; members of a family
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be helpful; to be useful
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to pass (of time); to elapse
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to lose heart; to lose motivation
in comparison to; rather than
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
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)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the last moment; the very end