cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to get thin; to taper off
than; from; out of; except; but; more
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
anything and everything; just about everything
to become better; to improve
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be needed; to be wanted
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise