to gain a victory; to win
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one's post; place of work; workplace
how long; how much; to what extent
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
application; request; petition
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
your husband; her husband
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
man; male; masculine gender
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
another family; another house
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement