death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
posthumous name; posthumous title
heir; inheritor; successor
to be needed; to be wanted
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(political) power; authority; influence
armed might; military power; the sword; force
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
all night long; all through the night