human; human-like; as a person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
older brother and younger sister
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
health; healthy; sound; fit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
power; authority; influence
selection; choice; picking out
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
defense; defence; protection
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
in name only; titular; nominal
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
to increase; to add to; to augment
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
exactly as stated; verbatim
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)