versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
girls' or women's division or section
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to pile up; to accumulate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
have to do; must; should; ought to
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
choices; alternatives; options
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
serious wound; serious injury
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
acceleration; speeding up
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen