eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
pair; the two; both persons; both things
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
good young man; agreeable youth
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
correction; revision; amendment
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
piece; fragment; one (object)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
no!; no no!; no, not at all
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off