burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
above-ground floor; ground floor
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
while moving; on the move
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
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
discovery; detection; finding
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
just a minute; small quantity
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
successively; one after another
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
according to plan; as planned; on target
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
covert action; covert operations
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet