whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
steel; sword steel; sword
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
everybody; every last one of them; all
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
commencing with; including
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why