to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
on countless occasions; many a time
pride; boast; credit (to)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
to cause to swell; to inflame
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
will; testament; last request
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
middle of the night; dead of night
while alive; during one's lifetime
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to wave a flag; to show the way
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy