promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
expressing one's mind; speaking out
sad to say; how sad; alas
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
sympathy; empathy; response
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
national traits or character; nationality
to establish; to formulate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
not worth considering; out of the question
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to run about; to rush about
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
because of; owing to; due to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
high and low; rise and fall
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times