to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
individual; private person; personal; private
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
millions; several million; a few million
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
way of speaking; intimation
transactions; dealings; business
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
the opposite sex; isomerism
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
normalcy; normality; normal
maintenance; preservation; improvement
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
calling by name; designation; nomination
shortish; rather short; somewhat short