machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
together; at the same time; same; identical
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(period of) a year; during an era
debt collection; debt collector
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to apologize; to apologise
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
forcibly; against one's will
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
otherwise; if not; or else
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
strategy meeting; council of war
that's the way it is; such is life