irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
cooperation; collaboration
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
preference; priority; precedence
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be needed; to be wanted
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
overconfident; presumptuous
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
commander; commanding officer; CO
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front