medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to be pregnant; to be with child
health management; health maintenance; health care
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
authority; power; influence
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
patient; unhurried; leisurely
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
step; stride; counter for steps
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
evening; night; nighttime
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
polite; respectful; reverent
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be given up; to be discontinued
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)