difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
direct unforked road; straight path
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
singing voice; (sound of) singing
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
putting into operation; invocation
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
when it comes to; concerning
precondition; prerequisite
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
emotional strength; force of will
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
space; interval; space character; whitespace
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
break in time; interruption; pause
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
household economy; family finances
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
eruption; volcanic eruption
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part