request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
contradiction; inconsistency
even if not; even without
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)