to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
role; part; job; assignment
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
such; this sort of; like this
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
got it; roger; leave it to me
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
this world; this life; world of the living
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame