defeat; loss; reverse; setback
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to follow another's example
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
of course; certainly; naturally
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
even more; still more; further
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
since one was born; (in) all one's life
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
almost; roughly; approximately
cesspool; sink; manure sink
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
had better ...; had better not ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to assemble; to set up; to construct
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
every evening; night after night
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night