difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
future; possible; potential; prospective
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
if it is the case that ...
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to detain; to check; to restrain
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to do for (the sake of someone else)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
studying very hard; studying like mad
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
relation; connection; relevance
communication skills; communication ability
to base something on; to make something the basis
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage