metre; meter; meter; gauge
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
still; even now; to this day
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
measurement round the hips
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
remaining silent; keeping secret
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
action of making something; -ification
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to approach; to draw near
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do