securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to satisfy one's appetite
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
heart; guts; nerve; central part
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
book; volume; this; present; main; head
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
correction; revision; amendment
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth