grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
same family (race, tribe)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
in advance; beforehand; previously
dealing with; coping with
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
good impression; favorable impression
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
call; summons; convening; convocation
report of (one's) research; research paper
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
direct control; direct supervision
to complain; to lodge a complaint
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
festival merrymaking; revelry