to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
in that manner; like that
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to smile (at); to grin (at)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to lose sight of; to miss
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to move forward; to move on
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
that day; the very same day
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to shave off; to scrape off
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to set (sun); to become dark
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development