to lend an ear to; to listen to
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
declaration; proclamation; announcement
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
retention; maintenance; preservation
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce