like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
assistance; backing; reinforcements
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
literally; to the letter; literal
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
and yet; though; when; in spite of
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
society; public; community; social studies
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to complain; to make a complaint
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
with a start; with a jump
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling