counter for books; volume
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to make an appeal; to urge
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to badger; to pester; to beg
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
emigration and immigration
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
now that; since; so long as; because
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
management; administration; operation
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
the same; the said; likewise
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying