having said that; on the other hand
to spend time (on doing something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
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?
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
group; bunch; crowd; group
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
command; control; commander
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
image; figure; figure; form; image
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
commander; general; leader
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front