daily necessities; goods for everyday life
nice; likeable; desirable
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; freely; unreservedly; fully
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality