to summon courage; to be brave
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to be hesitant; to feel timid
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
timewise; temporal; chronal
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
ringing; throbbing violently
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to look down on; to condescend