sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
security; stability; safety; peace
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to peel; to skin; to pare
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
peeling; paring; skinning; parer; peeler; paring-knife
simple; simplified; easy; plain
little by little; bit by bit
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
small saucepan; small pot
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
even though; despite; when
exclusive; attached to; specialist