to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to demand money; to pester; to extort
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
such; this sort of; like this
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to wash clean; to cleanse
near oneself; close to one; familiar
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
oracle; revelation; divine message
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sharp parting remark; parting threat
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
every single word and phrase; word by word
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to use all one's strength (ability)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to bring back; to restore
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time