knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
fortress; stronghold; citadel
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
originally; by nature; from the start
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
it is not (like that) either
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)