to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
previous ruler; previous lord; late lord; teacher; teach
to make oneself available (free)
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
stagnation; hindrance; delay
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
family name; lineage; birth; clan
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
construction; architecture (of buildings)
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
electrically powered; electric
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
outline; summary; argument
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)