event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
as (for); for; in the capacity of
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
connection; link; relationship
point in common; common feature
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
regarding highly; attaching importance to
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
intention; plan; purpose; belief; assumption; thought
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
financial power; financial means; wealth
(political) power; authority; influence
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
natural virtue; personal virtue