cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
lately; recently; nowadays
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
subordinate work; assistant; servant
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
feeling; sense; impression
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to go out and away; to leave
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to take; to catch; to capture
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)