fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
possession; retention; maintenance
riskiness; (level of) danger
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dealing with; coping with
board of directors; board of trustees
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to concern; to be related
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(social) position; status
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
it is I who should say so
this occasion; at this time; now
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance