force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fair and square; open and aboveboard
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
in good health; alive and well; going strong
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
that; the matter in question
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
so; like this; in this way
joint together; opposite; facing
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