falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to leave word; to leave a message
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one by one; in detail; minutely
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
command; lead; generalship; leadership
in good health; alive and well; going strong
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave