refusal; rejection; denial; veto
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
beforehand; in advance; previously
materials; data; document
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
one's share; one's portion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
secrecy; highly classified information
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
maid; helper; help; assistance
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to say; to tell; to state; to do