to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
calling by name; designation; nomination
working in the fields; working on a farm
to be exhausted; to be worn out
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to capture; to seize; to plunder
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
white background; blank; female virgin
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)