to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
restoration; repair; mending
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
different opinion; objection
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to order; to command; to appoint
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
treatment (of a person); dealing with
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
imprisonment; incarceration
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous