deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
while; during; while; although; all; both
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
foreign; abroad; overseas
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
senior high school; high school
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse