to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
2nd day of the month; two days
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to pretend; to act (as if)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to be worried; to be troubled
way; method; means; resource; course
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
homeroom; form room; form class
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
attendance (at school); going to school
planning; plan; project; arrangements
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
rather; sooner; preferably
absence due to illness; sick leave
spot; point; place; position
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
writing; composition; essay; sentence