to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
I've got to be going; I must go
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
even if; even though; wow
(clenched) fist; knuckles
power; might; authority; influence
utmost limits; extremity; limit
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
everyday life; daily life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
one way or the other; either way
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
whichever one chooses; either way