to run down (stairs, etc.)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to complete decisively; to do to completion
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
by itself; automatically; naturally
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
the same generation; coeval
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to escape death; to be saved from death
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to support each other; to support one another
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
hand luggage; hand baggage
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to pour water on; to irrigate
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race