adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done