one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
inside one's heart; in one's mind
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
head start; initiative; preemption
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
long (time that has passed); old (story)
weather; fair weather; fine weather