to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
how many years; how long; what year
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
position; job; employment; opening
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
trouble; bother; annoyance
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
most part; greater part; majority
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
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