to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
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
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so; like this; in this way
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
number one; first; best; most; game; round
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
water's edge; beach; shore
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
anything and everything; just about everything
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
just because; even if; even though