to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to pass (of time); to elapse
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to employ; to hire; to charter
of course; certainly; naturally
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to grant someone's request
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to say; to be called; to do
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pupil; student; schoolchild
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
how long; how far; how much
to ascertain; to check; to make sure