near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
instant; moment; for an instant
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
malicious; deliberately mean
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...