solitude; loneliness; isolation
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
skill; dexterity; proficiency
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
letter; missive; note; mail
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to trample; to crush underfoot
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
just because; even if; even though
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
action; operation; effect; function
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
decision; settlement; definition
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up