to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to blow off; to be blown off
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to take over; to hand over
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
witnessing; observing; sighting
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
statue; picture; picture revealing character
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)