to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
the same rank; equality; apposition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
possible; likely; probable
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
(not) even once; (not) ever
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
apparent; obvious; very clear
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put one's strength into