whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
running as fast as one can
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger