cowardly; timid; easily frightened
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
as (for); for; in the capacity of
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to lose sight of; to miss
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
living thing; living creature; animal; life
whispering; murmuring; subdued
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge