guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
security; stability; safety; peace
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
forcibly; by force; against one's will
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
innocence; being not guilty
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to brave a danger; to take a risk
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something