unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
duty; obligation; responsibility
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
such ... as; or some such
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
long ago; already; a long time ago
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
intelligence gathering; information gathering
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to follow another's example
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
practice; practising; training; study
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)