to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
reason; cause; circumstances
advance; moving forward; progress
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
most of all; extremely; supremely
riskiness; (level of) danger
largest class; top category
you could say; you might say; verging on the
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up