mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
-less; lacking; non-existing
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to well up; to burst; to arise
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
closure of a mine; abandoned mine; disused mine
gas mask; (air-purifying) respirator
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
wheel stop; parking block; buffer stop; bumper; (wheel) chock; bollard (for preventing vehicle access)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
still (continuing); as ever; further
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)