compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
relation; connection; relevance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
individual differences; personal equation
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to be worried; to be troubled
written request; request for ...; application for ...
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
gathering up the ashes of the deceased
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)