front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
smoothly; easily; readily
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
selection; choice; option
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
nice; likeable; desirable
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to look away; to turn away
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to relapse; to reassert; to review
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
duty; function; office; mission; task
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption