unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
be (that) as it may; having said that
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
heart; guts; nerve; central part
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to recover consciousness; to come to
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
document; official papers
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
pardon me for leaving (first)
third day of the month; three days
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years