(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pointing out; identification
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
food expenses; cost of one's board
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
store; reserve; stock; savings
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; bother; annoyance
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled