to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to maintain; to continue to have
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
match; game; bout; contest
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to rank next to; to come after
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
review; reconsideration; revision
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
man; male; masculine gender
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
calm; composed; cool; quiet
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
impression; strong belief; conviction
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift