to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
classified information; top secret
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
please (give me); please (do for me)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to flare up; to burst into flames
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
beginning; outset; first; onset
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to shake; to sway; to waver
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again