a considerable number; a fair number
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
clearly; distinctly; vividly
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to walk away; to saunter off
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
firm; unshakeable; resolute
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
whole face; all over one's face
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
close call; narrow escape
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to get between; to be caught in
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to be in focus; to come into focus
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
grasp; catch; understanding
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to run through; to run past