to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
decision; determination; resolution
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
several weeks; a few weeks
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
of course; certainly; naturally
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
while; even though; despite
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do