to give one's life; to lay down one's life
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(some) more; even more; longer; further
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
people; men and women; each person; everybody
thousands; several thousand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
retainer; vassal; servant
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation