concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
helm; (ship's) steering wheel
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps