tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
material; substance; matter
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to eat up; to consume (completely)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to mess around; to get carried away; to press one's luck
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
that's a different matter; that's a different story
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to hand over; to turn over; to cede