being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
isolation; being alone; being friendless
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
religious organization; religious organisation
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
successively; one after another
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
indescribable; having no way to express
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
contaminated water; polluted water; dirty water
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hesitation; indecision; vacillation