that's the way it is; such is life
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to accept; to receive; to agree
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
such; this sort of; like this
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
if only there were ...; if (it) actually existed; there's not even ...; completely lacking ...
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to throw oneself down; to lie down
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to dye; to colour; to color