immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
if you think about it; come to think of it
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
promising without due consideration
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
polite; courteous; hospitable
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to get one's head around; to think about
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
future (usually near); prospects
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be born; to come into the world
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step