promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to gather strength; to take heart
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
early post war period; immediately after the war
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
mental image; mental picture; image
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
life or death; existence; destiny
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
tattling; telling on (someone)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
mediator; go-between; middleman
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
duty; obligation; responsibility
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
serious; severe; grave; acute
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly