putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
ability; performance; efficiency
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
function; facility; faculty; feature
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to find out; to discover; to locate
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
good-natured; kind; good-quality
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard