measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
turning point; transition phase
directly opposite; right in front
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to put someone to work; to make someone work
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
in proportion to; just as much as
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
court lady; lady-in-waiting
many; numerous; various; large number of
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
weak point; unskillfulness
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
plump; with a thud; heavily
line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
capacity; volume; capacitance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
light brown; golden brown; tan
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all