to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
condition; state (of health); appearance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
opposite; reverse; contrary
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)