voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to press a question; to cross-examine
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
maintenance; preservation; improvement
powerful person; influential person
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
death rate; mortality rate
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
connection; link; relationship
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(political) power; authority; influence
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
living thing; living creature; animal; life
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being