direct connection; direct link
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
novel; original; new; innovative
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
leaving everything up to someone else
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
spirit; heart; disposition
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be relieved; to feel relieved
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
single word; a few words; brief comment
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!