immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
don't you think?; indicates question
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
one (thing); one piece; one item
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
minority group (party); minority
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
hair on the back of one's head
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up