discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
consideration; taking into account
originally; by nature; from the start
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
final; eventual; ultimate
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
early on; earlier on; from early
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to ask; to enquire; to query
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
surroundings; environs; circumference
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
way of speaking; intimation