(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
how dare ...; how could ...; surprisingly; unexpectedly
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
several times; once or twice
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
safety zone; traffic island
place of refuge; refugee destination
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
to refuse; to reject; to deny
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
letting (someone) die without helping
wicked thought; wicked mind
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
possessed of a strong sense of duty
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
aquatic (life); living in the water
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
Uther Pendragon (legendary King of the Britons and father of King Arthur)