lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to turn against; to become an enemy
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to jar; to creak; to grate
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding