that's the way it is; such is life
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
journey; route of a journey
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
long ago; a long time ago; already
just because; even if; even though
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
such; like that; that sort of; very
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
nature; property; disposition
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
belligerence; fighting spirit
to well up; to burst; to arise
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")