to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
another; different; something else
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to increase; to add to; to augment
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
giving up; quitting; surrendering
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
difficult problem; challenge
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point