soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to rise; to erect; to get up
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to lose heart; to lose motivation
and yet; despite (all) that
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to shake one's head (in denial)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge