even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to increase; to add to; to augment
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
not worth doing; waste of effort
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
randori (freestyle judo training)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
way; course; the only way
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
in spite of; regardless of
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to fall flat; to fall face down
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve