useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
just because; even if; even though
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
had better ...; had better not ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to incur someone's enmity
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
at once; immediately; right now
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
successively; one after another
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
control; check; restraint; inhibition
while; even though; despite
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
I see; that's right; indeed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto