adventure story; novel of adventure
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
middle of the night; dead of night
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
physical condition; state of health
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
due to the fact that; because of
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
day by day; every day; by the day
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation ceremony; commencement
bunch of flowers; bouquet
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference