to be expensive; to be costly
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
such; like that; that sort of; very
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to attack; to assault; to assail
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
information transfer; information transmission
to start; to begin; to commence
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to make (a person) pay for (something)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
event; phenomenon; matter
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to incur someone's enmity
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to be itching to put one's skills to use
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
all present; all concerned; all of us
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)