once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to face; to go towards; to head towards
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
had better ...; had better not ...
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
expression; presentation; representation; notation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be helpful; to be useful
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
reality; actuality; hard fact
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
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
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
when it becomes; when it comes to