beginning; clue; starting point
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
opposite side; opposition
place; situation; position; location
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to give directions; to issue instructions
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
disorder; chaos; confusion
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
body; body blow (in boxing)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more