to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
if you ask me ...; as for ...
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
curse; spell; malediction
in one's own way or style
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
beforehand; in advance; previously
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
for example; for instance; e.g.
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to join forces; to cooperate
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
the matter you have been talking about
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation