to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to make an appearance; to show up
middle of the night; dead of night
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to lure someone; to entice someone
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)