to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(some) more; even more; longer; further
acceleration; speeding up
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
metre; meter; meter; gauge
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she