duty; obligation; responsibility
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
you (plural); all of you; you all
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to say no more; to sink into silence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to look down on; to make light of
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse