bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
deadly serious; deadly earnest
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to lay aside; to set aside
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
height (of a person); stature
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
but; however; provided that
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
three; three years of age
carriage; movement (of the body)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
temple; shrine; sanctuary