measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
meaning; significance; sense
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
writing; composition; essay; sentence
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
-less; lacking; non-existing
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face