to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
battlefield; battleground
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
future (usually near); prospects
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse