to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
reason; cause; circumstances
absence; disregard; indifference
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
two times; twice; two degrees
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
not necessarily so; is not always true
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(not so) much; (not) very
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...