no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
dining; dining room; meal
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to kill; to choke the life out of
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
excess; surplus; superabundance
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
millilitre; milliliter; mL
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to call again; to call someone back
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
measurement error; calculation error
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless