lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
tattling; telling on (someone)
not counting (as anything significant)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
sympathy; empathy; response
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
motive power; driving force
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
and then; and so; and; so then
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
change; alteration; modification