loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to collect; to assemble; to gather
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
leader; guide; mentor; coach
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to make an appeal; to urge
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
imagination; supposition; guess
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)