hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
floral decoration; floral ornament
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
open; spacious; extensive
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
opposite side; opposition
noisy; confused; uproarious
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light