pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
first-class goods; A-grade product
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
area; region; district; locality
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
unfortunately; regrettably
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
sudden infant death syndrome; SIDS
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
preface; introduction; preamble
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to become keen on; to get passionate about
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
other than; excluding; without
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
clearing one's throat; cough
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
war situation; progress of a battle
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
moment; brief space of time
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint