concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
wild pitch; wild throw; throwing error
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
(clenched) fist; knuckles
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
the question remains; it comes into question
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense