to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
in search of; in order to look for
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
sensual love; love affair
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
after that; afterwards; thereafter
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to sit for an examination
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely