to be helpful; to be useful
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
it hasn't been long since
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
war; battle; match; game; competition
how; in what way; how about; questionable
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
called; known as; that; to say
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
match; game; bout; contest
the world in general; society; convention
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth