crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
that's the way it is; such is life
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in the end; at the end of the day
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to ask a question; to ask questions
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving; to finish engraving
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
practice; practising; training; study
(a) Buddha; deceased person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me