to some extent; to a certain extent
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
right in the center (centre)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
concentrated fire; intense criticism
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to torment; to harass; to tease
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
air hole; windhole; ventilator
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
leaving everything up to someone else
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to take command; to give direction
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair turns cowards courageous
be on your guard!; take care!
to trample; to crush underfoot
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
lading; loading; carrying
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
going straight on; going straight ahead
way to shoot; how to shoot
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
mechanism; organization; organisation
in good health; alive and well; going strong
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
change of course; route change; direction change
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something