percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; the matter in question
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
don't you think?; indicates question
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
important; momentous; essential; principal; major