to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
double-sword fencing; two-sword fencer; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
great joy; delight; jubilation
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
coeducation; mixed-sex education
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
useless; vain; aimless; idle
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable