to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to come to one's senses; to calm down
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heating power; thermal power; firepower
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
with these words; while saying
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
to trace back to (the origins of something)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre