indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
cornering someone; cornering an opponent's king (shogi)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
one breath; chug!; drink!
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
that day; the very same day
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
fully armed; armed to the teeth
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)