measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
student (esp. a university student)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
paltry; trifling; piddling; stud; small protuberance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
flustered; confused; panicked
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
tone (of voice); manner of talking
regarding highly; attaching importance to
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
around the world; throughout the world
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order