severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
time; season; period; phase; stage
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
sweet and sour; bittersweet
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
in that way; like that; that way
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to assemble; to set up; to construct
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear