to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to force open; to push open
to jump from one thing to another
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
being about to cry; the verge of tears
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
banning of books; banned book
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to become pale; to turn pale
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
look of death; shadow of death
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
firm; strong; solid; stable