ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
such ... as; or some such
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
small number; few; minority
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
than; from; out of; except; but; more
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to tear off; to strip; to rob
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
of course; certainly; naturally
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
reason; cause; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
go that far; to that extent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
danger; peril; hazard; risk
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to make an appearance; to show up
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
training; drill; practice; discipline