to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
extensive; vast range; wide scope
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
large quantity; large amount
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to freeze; to refrigerate
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
confusion; mixing; merger
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
shock therapy; shock treatment
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
to issue a manifesto; to appeal
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
otherwise; or else; if not
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only