to be hesitant; to feel timid
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
decision; determination; resolution
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
survival; survivor; relic
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
armed might; military power; the sword; force
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
countries; (various) nations
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
confidentiality; nondisclosure
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
flight; desertion; escape
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance