measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
observation; survey; watching
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
surname; family name; last name
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to call each other; to call out to one another
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
please (give me); please (do for me)
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
boy; son; baby boy; young man
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...