huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
by myself; in person; by oneself
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
deep inside; innermost place
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to give directions; to issue instructions
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
until now; so far; up to the present
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
behind; in the rear; in back
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
winning in a flash; instant defeat
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
continuation; succession; series
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
only; merely; but; no more than
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan