to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
danger; peril; hazard; risk
leaving everything up to someone else
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
of course; certainly; naturally
originally; by nature; from the start
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
training; drill; practice; discipline
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
military personnel; soldier
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
much less; to say nothing of
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
price; cost; value; worth; value
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
war; battle; match; game; competition
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)