indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to ask a question; to ask questions
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
how many people; a number of people
training (animals); breaking (animals)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to read the situation; to sense the mood
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to whine; to make feeble complaints
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
duty; obligation; responsibility
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
because; the reason why is