life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
don't you think?; indicates question
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
power; authority; jurisdiction
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
unfortunately; regrettably
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
what kind of; what sort of; what