to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
establishment; settlement
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
transactions; dealings; business
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
at once; immediately; right now
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
right to choose; a say; option
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
unfortunately; regrettably
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
such ... as; or some such
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch