restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
by your leave; with your permission
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
battlefield; battleground
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
separate; respective; different
to find out; to discover; to locate
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
just because; even if; even though
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)