true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
late at night; at a late hour
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
the other day; a few days ago
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
that day; the very same day
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
conviction; belief; confidence
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to push aside; to brush aside
pride; boast; credit (to)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
in accordance with; according to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person