request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
system; institution; organization; organisation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
competent; suitable; qualified
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
hard struggle; strenuous effort
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
it's no joke; gimme a break!
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
different thing; another question; different case
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
giving something a try because it will not do any harm