reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
bringing; taking; carrying
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
serves you right!; see what happens!
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to intervene; to stop (something)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord