to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
food expenses; cost of one's board
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
labor; labour; manpower; working force
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
don't you think?; indicates question
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
while; even though; despite