to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to toady; to be obsequious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
being too late; losing one's final chance
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
besides; moreover; in addition
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
employment position or rank
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
grasp; catch; understanding
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
(adding) fuel to the fire
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike