one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
grandfather; male senior-citizen
looking on (somebody) as hostile
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
self-consciousness; self-awareness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
same kind (race); homogeneousness
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
changing clothes; change of clothes
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
indicate reason; infers some protest
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
observation; survey; watching
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary