leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
in deep black; in jet black
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to grimace; to make a wry face
sublime; noble; high-minded
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
advance; moving forward; progress
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
audience; spectator; spectators
person in charge; official; attendant
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first