thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
charming; bewitching; coquettish
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
true state; actual condition; reality
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
declaration; proclamation; announcement
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
junior high school student; middle school pupil
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
secret base; hideout; hidden position
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
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)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)