most difficult; next to impossible
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
probability; likelihood; chances
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
spread; span; expanse; extent
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
funny story; funny anecdote
condition; situation; prospects
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy