even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
empirical; from experience
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
I see; that's right; indeed
expression; presentation; representation; notation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
active; dynamic; energetic
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
profitable plan; good plan
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest