to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to apologize; to apologise
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
considerably; fairly; quite
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be kind to; to treat kindly
memory; sense; experience
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking