about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
on the occasion of; at the time of
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
imposing stance; daunting pose
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
person standing watch; guard duty
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to telephone; to make a phone call
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay