that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
picking herbs and wildflowers (esp. early spring)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
cake or snack served with tea
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
halation (i.e. in photography, a halo-effect when additional light leaks out around the subject)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to form a pair; to pair up