fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
practice; practising; experience
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
to refuse; to reject; to deny
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
while; during; while; although; all; both
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
as you see; as you can see
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
together; at the same time; same; identical
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to follow another's example
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)