flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to show up; to appear; to turn up
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
as far as the eye can see
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
soon; shortly; before long
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
leaving everything up to someone else
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be kind to; to treat kindly
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)