role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
function; facility; faculty; feature
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to pile up; to accumulate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to have a talk; to tell a story
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically