at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
that's the way it is; such is life
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
just a minute; small quantity
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to breathe out; to exhale
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
instant; moment; for an instant
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
that; the matter in question
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
of no interest; not interested
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance