envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to recall; to remember; to recollect
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
sentiment; sentimentality
based on; on the basis of
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)