to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
chord; customary "on" reading (of a kanji) used in Japanese (as opposed to those derived from Chinese); (arch.) Wu reading (of a kanji; as opposed to a Han reading)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
newly appointed; inaugural
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb