maintenance; preservation; improvement
action; operation; effect; function
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
simply; merely; only; solely
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
blow; shock; strike; batting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
craving for the limelight
to degenerate; to lapse into
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
meaning; significance; sense
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something