is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
form; shape; figure; visage
to shave off; to scrape off
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
extensive knowledge; erudition
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be dead; to be lifeless
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
just because; even if; even though
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
throwaway; disposable; single-use
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
system; institution; organization; organisation
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
meritocracy; merit system