progress; advance; improvement; development
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to accept; to receive; to agree
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
explanation; interpretation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
wound suffered in a fight
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
here and there; in places
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
literally; to the letter; literal
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation