hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
genuine article; real thing; real deal
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
point of compromise; common ground
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
thought; consideration; thinking
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to discuss; to talk together
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to speak; to hear a voice
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
food and drink; eating and drinking
space (room, area, outer space)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
same; similar; (just) like; equal
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous