always; all the time; never; usual; regular
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
honour; honor; glory; privilege
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
directly opposite; right in front
nothing but; except; no more than
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
how; in what way; how about
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)