to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hostile party; enemy side
rational; reasonable; logical
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
whispered conversation; whispering
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...