important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
had better ...; had better not ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
feeling; sense; impression
that is to say; so that means
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
when; how soon; how long until
news; word; tidings; omen
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
considerably; fairly; quite
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner