gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
rather; sooner; preferably
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
question; inquiry; enquiry
society; public; community; social studies
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
seven (long cylindrical things)
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to subsist; to keep on living
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to repeat; to do something over again
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
not yet known; unknown; strange
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly