recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
health; healthy; sound; fit
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
person concerned; interested party; related party
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
unexpected meeting; coincidence
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
site; point on a map; spot
way out; means to escape; escape route
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
resignation; acceptance; consolation
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
rather; sooner; preferably
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
right to know; right to access information
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
much less; to say nothing of
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
expression; look; countenance; face
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
every person; each one; everybody