to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
difference; variation; difference
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
standing firm; holding out
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural