to brave a danger; to take a risk
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
trembling with excitement
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
global maximum; greatest value
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to become excited; to grow lively
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to detain; to check; to restrain
to become attached; to begin to love
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to try all possible means
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
on one hand; on the other hand
head; brains; intellect; understanding
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk