difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
indicate reason; infers some protest
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
calamity; disaster; accident
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to put on airs; to assume importance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
be (that) as it may; having said that
trivial; not amounting to much
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
way (of doing); manner; method; means
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to subsist; to keep on living
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
our country; our land; one's own country
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)