to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to be torn off; to come off
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
passing through without stopping; passing by
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to fall flat; to fall face down
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to rush over; to run up to
to approach; to draw near
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
moment; brief space of time
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
metre; meter; meter; gauge
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly