getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
safety; welfare; well-being
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
practice; practising; training; study
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to fly around; to scatter
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
end of life; death; breathing one's last