rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
birth; creation; formation
to defy conventional wisdom
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
I see; that's right; indeed
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero