at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
older sister; elder sister
older brother; elder brother
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
both; both sides; both parties
method; process; manner; way; means; technique