I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to look around; to look towards (us)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
for your information; I'm telling you
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
flight; desertion; escape
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
determination; conviction
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
mental derangement; madness; insanity
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
desperation; struggle to the death