to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
by means of; due to; because of; according to
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to watch over; to watch attentively
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
time; hour; period; class
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
strength; power; proficiency; ability
willpower; energy; vitality
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding