but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
rather than; more ... than ...
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
good news; happy news; glad tidings
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
now that; since; so long as; because
strong person; the strong; the powerful
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(short) rest; breather; break
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to get strong; to gain strength
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable