weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
according to plan; as planned; on target
to shut (someone) out; to leave out; to freeze out; to exclude; to ostracize; to give the cold shoulder
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to think of; to come up with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to be helpful; to be useful
(right at the) side; just beside
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to have an idea; to have a clue
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
as much as one can; as much as possible
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)