painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
for example; for instance; e.g.
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
negotiator; bargainer; point man
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
political tone; political flavour (flavor)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ability; capability; skill
exclusive; attached to; specialist
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality