once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
selection; choice; option
regret; repentance; remorse
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
multipurpose underground utility conduit
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
course; route; path; process; means
laying underground (e.g. cables); burying (e.g. pipe)
cruise; navigation; sailing
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
loitering on the way; wayside grass
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared; rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
without thinking of the consequences
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate