to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
though; notwithstanding; although
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
notice; attention; observation
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
declaration of war; proclamation of war
explanation; interpretation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
finishing blow; coup de grâce
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
something like ...; something called ...
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
information transfer; information transmission
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
troublesome; annoying; complicated