irritating; aggravating; upsetting
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
last ray of hope; only hope
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
useful thing; usable article
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
both hands; both arms; ten
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to intervene; to stop (something)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
place; room; margin; scope
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
(find) common (meeting) ground
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)