assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to choke; to have trouble breathing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
not limited to; not just ...
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to show up; to appear; to turn up
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
minority group (party); minority
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
too much; excessively; too
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to make a lasting impression
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
front; frontage; facade; main
sorry; excuse me; thank you
verbal message; word (from someone)
common knowledge; well-known fact
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
close; intimate; on good terms
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable