strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
producer (film, TV, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
together; at the same time; same; identical
scenery; scene; landscape
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of