cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
bento; Japanese box lunch
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to move forward; to move on
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to stop walking; to pause
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved