to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
(drinks) coaster; roller coaster; coaster brake (on a bicycle)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
verbalization; putting into words
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
rest; break; recess; intermission
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
standing on bicycle pedals (out of the saddle); standing on a swing
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
what with this and that; for a number of reasons