difficult to ...; hard to ...
stifled (laughter); simmering
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to hide; to keep to oneself
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
honor; honour; credit; prestige
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to leave as is; to ignore
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
duty; obligation; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
for example; for instance; e.g.
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that