indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
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
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
just because; even if; even though
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
bet; wager; stake; gamble
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to trample; to crush underfoot
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth