just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
life or death; existence; destiny
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
literally; to the letter; literal
work; business; company; study
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
short story; short film; short poem