castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
exit; way out; outlet; vent
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
considerably; greatly; a lot
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
in succession; one by one
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood