to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
adds force or indicates command
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
something like ...; something called ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you