trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to come to an end; to close the curtain
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
overall victory; championship
strategy meeting; council of war
generally speaking; in a broad way
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
but; however; provided that
to differ; to vary; to disagree
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
action of making something; -ification
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
having said that; be that as it may
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo