to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
right in the midst of; right at the height of
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
drop (e.g. of water); drip
technical skill; ability; capacity
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
being too late; losing one's final chance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to become desperate; to give in to despair
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
will not do; do not; does not
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
all present; all concerned; all of us
together; mutually; fellow
child born to one's current wife
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
disinheritance; disowning
one's own child; one's own children
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
just now; a moment ago; this very minute