to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
unable to resist; unable to suppress
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
private records; secret notes; secret document; confidential papers
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
fortune-telling; divination
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
cross; crossed; cruciform
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement