greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
nonchalant air; unruffled air
double suicide; lovers' suicide
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to flare up; to burst into flames
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
personality; style; appearance
pair; the two; both persons; both things
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
direct control; direct supervision
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
soldier; combatant; warrior
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
fair and square; open and aboveboard
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
self-defense; self-defence
organizational capability; organisational capability
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
and so; therefore; for that reason