may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
nothing but; except; no more than
tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
empirically; from experience
the place for; the time for; the level of
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender