to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
older sister; elder sister
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
of course; certainly; naturally
noted doctor; excellent physician
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
tone (of voice); manner of talking
opposite; reverse; contrary
really; truly; indeed; good grief
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
how; in what way; by what means
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to try all possible means
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully