to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
how many people; a number of people
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
personification; anthropomorphization
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
wall clock; grandfather clock
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
canned cat food; tin of cat food
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to stop walking; to pause
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious