adds force or indicates command
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
convenient; handy; useful
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
without; but if; otherwise; or else
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
position; opening; employment
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
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
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to throw into; to toss into
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
instant; moment; for an instant
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)