mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
in the same way as; just like
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
ago; since; before; previous
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
one-by-one; separately; in detail
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to gain a victory; to win
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be silent; to say nothing
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
that's the way it is; such is life
function; facility; faculty; feature
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
feeling on the skin; skin sensation