trade; business; occupation; profession; job
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
skill; dexterity; master hand
soldier; combatant; warrior
to have an eye on; to zero in on
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to perceive; to understand
to run up to; to rush over
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
one by one; one after another; successively
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
young person; youth; young
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
cessation; (coming to an) end
at that time; in those days
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining