to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
how long; how much; to what extent
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
like this; this sort; this way
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
long ago; already; a long time ago
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
looks; personal appearance; features
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...