to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
weightlessness; zero gravity
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to overflow from something full
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
although; though; despite the fact that ...
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
about this time; about now
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
ardent; passionate; vehement
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
timewise; temporal; chronal