to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to telephone; to make a phone call
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
directly opposite; right in front
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
reopening; resumption; restarting
empirically; from experience
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious