to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
long ago; a long time ago; already
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
just one person; only one
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)