unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
final; eventual; ultimate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
(political) power; authority; influence
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture