to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
complication; confusion; disorder
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
(dead) end; end of the line
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
way of talking; speaking style
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
without oxygen; anaerobic; anoxia; hypoxia
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to grow; to develop; to grow up
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to brush off; to shake off
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
visual novel; interactive fiction video game featuring a text-based story and mostly static graphics
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently