how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to collect; to assemble; to gather
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
testimony; (verbal) evidence
(while) holding a post or being in office
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I see; that's right; indeed
last night; yesterday evening
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up