custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
will not do; do not; does not
almost; roughly; approximately
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to attempt; to test; to try out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
dealing with; coping with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
remaining quantity; residual quantity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
wounded person; injured person
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
instead; but (on the other hand)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
living thing; organism; creature; biology
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
intelligence; intellect; brains