quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to press a question; to cross-examine
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
allegiance; obedience; submission
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
internal conditions; true state of affairs
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
impression; strong belief; conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to make light of; to ignore; to slight