the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to gather; to collect; to assemble
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
door; gate; opening; title page
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
power; authority; jurisdiction
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sowing; seeding; planting
that's the way it is; such is life
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to repeat; to do something over again
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
incident; affair; happening; event
great difference; big difference; wide margin
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver