confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
nice; likeable; desirable
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to fulfill one's responsibilities
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
selection; choice; option
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
gossip; corner of the mouth
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to some extent; to a certain extent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
cheap article; poor quality article
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business