top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
death penalty; capital punishment
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think too much; to be over-concerned
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to comfort; to console; to amuse
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
two times; twice; two degrees
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to keep in mind; to memorize
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be found; to be discovered
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder