several years; a few years
study; diligence; discount; reduction
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
is something that; is that which
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
elementary level; beginner level
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
technical skill; ability; capacity
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss