to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
preliminary step; first step
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
innumerable; countless; numberless
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
interruption; suspension; break
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
meteor; shooting star; falling star
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
technical skill; ability; capacity
higher rank; better position
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)