sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
since when; from when; how long
just one person; only one
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
vitality; energy; dynamism
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(doing something) in tears
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to warm (up); to heat (up)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
king; monarch; ruler; champion
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
business ability; business acumen
base; basis; bedrock; platform
wizard; genius; remarkable talent; exceptional ability
to be remembered; to go down in history
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before