one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
business; trade; operations; sales
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
at least; at most; (even) just
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly