old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
at once; there and then; immediately
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
charming; fascinating; attractive
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to push away; to push aside; to shove