to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be consistent; to be coherent
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
superstition; superstitious belief
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
just a handful; only a small number (of)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
hello; good day; good afternoon
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model