to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
collaboration; joint work
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to spit out; to eject; to dump
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to begin to walk; to set out