lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
woman; female; feminine gender
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
incident; affair; happening; event
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to happen to meet; to come across
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how many people; a number of people
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
chance (of success); odds
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
going straight on; going straight ahead
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to blow off; to be blown off
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch