to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
source of river; fountainhead
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
serious topic (of conversation)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
lately; recently; nowadays
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
love; attachment; lovesickness
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
still; even now; to this day
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude