central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
premature joy; short-lived elation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
personal affair; one's own affair
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic