effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
and; thereupon; because of that
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
sincere; earnest; serious
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
rather; sooner; preferably
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
clearing one's throat; cough
to be opposite; to face each other
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards