how long; how far; how much
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
conviction; belief; confidence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
hiding one's embarrassment
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
at a loss for words; stumped for words
several times; several degrees
to jar; to creak; to grate
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
as a child; when one was a child
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest