serious; severe; grave; acute
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to head home; to leave for home
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
surface of the earth; ground surface
to encamp; to take up positions
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
river; stream; River; the ... river
to burrow through; to dig through
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
hard worker; hardworking person
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only