tendency; trend; inclination
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
solution; solution strategy
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)
yearned for; longed for; missed
third day of the month; three days
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
rating; classification; allocation; grading
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
prohibition; inhibition; ban
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
older sister; lass; young lady
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent