to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
railway bridge; iron bridge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
forcibly; against one's will
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
step; stride; counter for steps
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
directly opposite; right in front
front; frontage; facade; main
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
regret; repentance; remorse
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre