faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
considerably; fairly; quite
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
explosion; rupture; break off
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
grasp; catch; understanding
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of