to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
long time; several hours; long spell
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
calm; composed; leisurely
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
common knowledge; well-known fact
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
tedious; boring; being fed up with
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
B class; B grade; second rate
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker