particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
question; inquiry; enquiry
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the front; honest; upright; decent
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
script; libretto; scenario
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
script; screenplay; scenario
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
decision; determination; resolution
only; merely; but; no more than
a few seconds; several seconds