gag order; gag rule; gag law
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
instead; but (on the other hand)
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
(medical) follow-up; observation
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
selection; choice; option
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to get strong; to gain strength
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to squeeze out; to wring out
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
consequence; result; conclusion
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
evil spirit (that can possess people)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
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 live up to expectations; to meet expectations
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)