to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
point of compromise; common ground
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
all over; all over the place; everywhere
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
deep emotion; strong feelings
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
course; route; path; process; means
private citizen; civilian
conference room; council room
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
commander; commanding officer; CO
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom