to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
if it is (the case that ...)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
proposal; offer; request; application
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
on and after; from ... onward; since
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
yourself; himself; herself
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory