to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
when; at what moment; what time
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
difficult to ...; hard to ...
utmost limits; extremity; limit
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
chief vassal; senior statesman
gray or silver haired (grey)
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
imperial court; royal court
topic of discussion; agenda
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness