trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
mental; spiritual; emotional
to bring; to take; to bring about
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
please (give me); please (do for me)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk