to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
when it becomes; when it comes to
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
at least; at most; (even) just
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that