to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head of the student council; president of the student council
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ratio; proportion; percentage
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
almost; roughly; approximately
although I say; although one might say; although called
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
eternal; unlimited; endless
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club