to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
in succession; one after another
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
French; French food; French cuisine
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
derailment; digression; deviation
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
entreaty; supplication; petition
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
grip (of hand); grip strength
sleepover; overnight stay
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in the meanwhile; during the time