brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
reality; actuality; hard fact
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
experiment; experimentation
going through; going via; going by way of
research; study; investigation
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
guess; speculation; supposition
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
the front; honest; upright; decent
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
of course; certainly; naturally
personal grudge; personal enmity
personal feelings; self-interest
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely