pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lose sight of; to miss
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
succeeding; following; trailing; next
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to join together; to combine; to join up
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
head; lead; vanguard; first
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
opposite; reverse; contrary
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
pitching ability; counter for pitches
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
pressure; oppression; suppression
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
dealing with; coping with
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
briskly; quickly; promptly
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
verbal message; word (from someone)