to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
secret technique; secret art
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; longitude and latitude; vertical and horizontal
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to grow up; to become an adult
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...