strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
exposure to wind; severe criticism
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to have an eye on; to zero in on
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to look down on; to make light of
tendency; trend; inclination
bad influence; negative influence
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
rather; better; instead; if anything
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
biological child; one's own child
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
very young; little; childish; immature
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
certainly; surely; definitely
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
control; management (e.g. of a business)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
literally; to the letter; literal
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)