unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
discovery; detection; finding
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
how long; how far; how much
don't you think?; indicates question
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
near; close by; within reach; familiar
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one