by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
state capital; provincial capital; county town
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
village; human habitation; human settlement
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
iron sand; magnetite sand
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to need; to call for; to require
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame