one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
cooking; food preparation
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to cross the line; to go too far
lately; recently; these days
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
movement (political, social, artistic, etc.); movement (of a clock or watch); movement (impression of motion); movement
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
bent back; hunchback; stoop
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
(your) judgment; discernment
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
remaining silent; keeping secret
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)