to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
while; even though; despite
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
originally; by nature; from the start
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
considerably; fairly; quite
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
how; in what way; how about
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned