straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to slim down; to lose weight
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
organ (musical instrument)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
material; materials; data; information; documents
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group