to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sampling food; tasting; trying
one more time; once more; once again
knife thrower; knife throwing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations