to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
end; close; conclusion; termination
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
but; however; provided that
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
comfort; consolation; diversion
how; in what way; by what means
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
six; sixth (interval, chord)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
three; three years of age
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap