doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to pause; to have a short intermission
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
story; tale; talk; discussion
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to succeed; to bear fruit
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to make an appearance; to show up
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
beforehand; in advance; previously
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize