the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to set (sun); to become dark
even though; despite; when
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
before the gate; in front of the gate
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
general; popular; common; typical
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to accept; to receive; to agree
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
single-storied house; single-storied building