strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
government office; agency; board
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
consideration; taking into account
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
office hours; business hours; working hours
to be too numerous; to be too much
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
perfect; complete; flawless
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
such; this sort of; like this
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
not necessarily so; is not always true
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding