easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to detain; to check; to restrain
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stop walking; to pause
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to lose sight of; to miss
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
severe caning (60-100 times)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)