check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
cooperation; collaboration
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
society; public; community; social studies
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent