wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
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
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
stairs; stairway; staircase
control; check; restraint; inhibition
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
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
moment; brief space of time
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
accurate; correct; precise; exact
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
middle of the night; dead of night
astronomical observation; stargazing
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to press against each other; to huddle together
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited