hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
eye for people; ability to judge character
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to be kind to; to treat kindly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
two times; twice; two degrees
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to live; to make a living; to get on with
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to pay attention; to be watchful
freely; right and left; as one pleases
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be