obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to attempt; to test; to try out
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
honorific/polite/humble prefix
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
intelligence gathering; information gathering
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
chance (of success); odds
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed