occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
largehearted; frank; unaffected
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to jar; to creak; to grate
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stop (plug) one's ears
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to tumble down; to roll down
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit