precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to cover fully; to wrap around
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
one part; one portion; one section
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to hang (something) on the wall
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to scrape off; to plane off
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle