to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to stop walking; to pause
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
much less; to say nothing of
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous