to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
reinforcement; strengthening
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to spend time (on doing something)
being too late; losing one's final chance
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
interruption; suspension; break
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
short pause; short interval
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth