to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
honorific affix; honorific prefix
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
recommendation; referral; endorsement
candidate (for an election)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
again; once more; a second time
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
truancy; school non-attendance
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
perfect; complete; flawless
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)