unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sick person; patient; invalid
wounded person; injured person
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
schedule; program; programme; agenda
everyday life; daily life
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
right in the midst of; right at the height of
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
this (very thing); this precisely
that; the matter in question
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary