reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
these guys; these fellows
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
having said that; on the other hand
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
material; substance; matter
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
opposite side; opposition
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
genuine; authentic; true; real
most of all; extremely; supremely
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
to claim victims; to leave casualties