to squeeze out; to wring out
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
success or failure; outcome; result
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
both; both sides; both parties
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to defy conventional wisdom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
that is to say; so that means
literally; to the letter; literal
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
you could say that; that might be so
change; alteration; modification
contradiction; inconsistency
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then