to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
participation; joining; entry; adherence
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
intelligence; intellect; brains
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to bawl; to cry; to scream
how long; how far; how much
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to faint; to be exhausted
alternately; by turns; one after the other
(in) his way; peculiar to him
decision; determination; resolution
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
story; tale; talk; discussion
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to attempt; to test; to try out
just a minute; small quantity
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity