to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
switching over to; migration; transition
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
trivial; not amounting to much
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to look down on; to condescend
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
after that; afterwards; thereafter
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger