effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
a few seconds; several seconds
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
distinctive; characteristic
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
even though; despite; when
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
exit; way out; outlet; vent
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker