to collect; to assemble; to gather
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
surely (not); certainly (not)
one by one; one each; one at a time
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
in comparison to; rather than
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
near; close; beside; third person
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to go along; to walk along; to follow
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
and then; and so; and; so then
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
worthy of special mention
orphan; person without friends
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong