grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to have an eye on; to zero in on
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to apologize; to apologise
to smash violently; to crush
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to grow up; to become an adult
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles