to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
being concerned about or mindful of
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
deviation; departure; omission
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
sense of caution; wariness
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
high class; esteemed; cherished
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
image; figure; figure; form; image
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
explanation; interpretation
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
characteristic; feature; special quality
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be at a loss for words
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)