fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
choice; selection; option
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to say no more; to sink into silence
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
how; in what way; I wonder
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
like he said; same for me; ditto
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
how long; how far; how much
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag