to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
sphere; counter for balls
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
finish; finishing; finishing touches
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
emotional strength; force of will
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
rising; ascending; climbing
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
reinforcement; strengthening
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to take away; to carry away
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged