circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
rival; competitor; competition
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
choice; selection; option
chance; opportunity; occasion
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (of time); to elapse
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily