readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
small change; coins; small sum of money
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to get narrower; to contract
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
surroundings; environs; circumference
colour; color; hue; tints
anything and everything; just about everything
failure; mistake; blunder
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be lacking in options; to be too few
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
science and technology; scientific technique
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny