to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
accurate; correct; precise; exact
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
war; battle; match; game; competition
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
many; numerous; various; large number of
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
stew prepared from ingredients contributed by members of a party, and eaten in the dark for fun
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
at that time; in those days
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to explain adequately; to be accountable