cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
supporting role (actor); minor role
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to roll about; to writhe about
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fold up; to fold into layers
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
with a click; with a snap
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
moving about; stirring about
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
only; merely; just; at most; no more than