to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
light; right; right field; right fielder
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (golf club); mine shaft; pit
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be fated to; be linked by fate
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
first class plus; extra special