to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
invisibly; secretly; privately
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
in the end; at the end of the day
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
strategy meeting; council of war
covert action; covert operations
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
course; route; path; process; means
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
intelligence gathering; information gathering
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to have an eye on; to zero in on
discovery; detection; finding
to surround; to crowd around
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away