disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
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
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
brave soldier; brave warrior
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
had better ...; had better not ...
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
memory; sense; experience
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
in comparison to; rather than
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile