to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
first championship win (esp. sumo)
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
if you do this; if this is the case
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to crawl out of; to creep out of
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous