series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
certainly; surely; definitely
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
trusting too much; overestimating ability
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to fight to the bitter end
in the same manner as before; the same as always
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
for example; for instance; e.g.
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
audience; spectator; spectators
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by