to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted