to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
the last moment; the very end
society; the world; the times
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
program (e.g. TV); programme
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)