to comfort; to console; to amuse
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
promotion; raising of status
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
wildcard (in hanafuda); storm card; gaji (term used in Hawaii); extra card (in hanafuda, kabufuda, etc.; sometimes depicting an ogre); joker; blank card
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
innocent; cherubic; childlike
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to go along; to walk along; to follow
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
news; word; tidings; omen
severe earthquake; violent tremor
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
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
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice