to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
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)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be surprised; to be astonished
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
there being no use in arguing (about it)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
go that far; to that extent
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
selection; choice; option