function; facility; faculty; feature
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
but; however; provided that
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
how; in what way; how about; questionable
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
realistic; practical; feasible
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
planned; scheduled; systematic
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
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 hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability