to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
self-control; self-restraint
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
older sister and younger brother
everybody; every last one of them; all
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
great hurry; great haste; rush
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
different type of business; different occupation
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
house built on sand; house of cards
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
succeeding; following; trailing; next
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be inflated with pride
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
good person; virtuous person
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant