to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
likability; favorability; popularity
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
same crime; being equally guilty
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to smash violently; to crush
trauma (usu. psychological)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to begin to walk; to set out
horizon (related to land)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)