to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
that is to say; so that means
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
last night; yesterday evening
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability