to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
symbol; code; sign; notation
enumeration; citation; listing
entreaty; supplication; petition
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to finish reading; to read through
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
dirty work; unpleasant task
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
selection; choice; option
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
stepwise; one step at a time
to step firmly; to harden by treading
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side