while; during; while; although; all; both
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to state; to express; to mention
metre; meter; meter; gauge
within; inside of; less than
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
severe; strict; tough; hard
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
of course; certainly; naturally
in one's own way or style
to come and go; to go back and forth
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage