to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
sending home; repatriation; deportation
diagnosis; medical examination
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
duty; function; office; mission; task
to wear glasses; to put on glasses