to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
good; goodness; right; virtue
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to correct oneself; to restate
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(not) even once; (not) ever
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
clicking; clopping; clacking
turning sideways; landscape orientation
tendency; trend; inclination
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
year of a person's death; one's age at death
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering