difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how long; how far; how much
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
at least; at most; (even) just
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
four (long cylindrical things)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
entreaty; supplication; petition
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways