to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
chance; opportunity; occasion
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
for appearances' sake; for appearance sake
such; like that; that sort of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to relax; to feel at home
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts