substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
twice; again; second time
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
change; alteration; modification
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to spend time (on doing something)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
each (every) time; whenever
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to rank next to; to come after
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
ability; performance; efficiency
one grade; first-class; primary
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
specialization; specialisation
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to be lacking in options; to be too few
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to run around; to bustle about