event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to make a speech; to address
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
moment by moment; hour by hour
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
10th day of the month; ten days
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
helper; assistant; help; assistance
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
it is I who should say so
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
personification; impersonation; embodiment
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in