life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
at least; at most; (even) just
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
locational advantage; advantageous position
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
opinion; point of view; visual point
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to subsist; to keep on living
data collection; data acquisition
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
scoundrel; rascal; villain
band; zone; range; bandwidth
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
war situation; progress of a battle
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom