to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
terrain; geographical features; topography
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
detour; diversion; alternative route
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
space; interval; space character; whitespace
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be hot on a person's heels
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy