direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
group; bunch; crowd; group
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
reaching; attaining; arrival
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
reality; actuality; hard fact
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged