by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
such; this sort of; like this
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
ratio; proportion; percentage
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to palm off; to force a sale
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also