to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
anything and everything; just about everything
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to need; to call for; to require
this world; this life; world of the living
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
connection; link; relationship
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
senior high school student
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off