to cause someone to worry
emergency; crisis; critical moment; urgent move (required to prevent a major loss, to stabilize a group, etc.); urgent point
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
disinheritance; disowning
admiration; being impressed (by)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
conscious; deliberate; intentional
such; like that; in that way
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
redoing; doing over again
direct unforked road; straight path
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to peel off and fall; to flake away
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
build; physique; frame; constitution
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
to half-rise to one's feet
to take flight; to disappear
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
sweeping sideways; mowing down
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
diversion; distraction; feint
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort