painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to accept; to receive; to agree
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
that's the way it is; such is life
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
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
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to look away; to avert one's eyes
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
good performance; good work; great success
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire