favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
defense; defence; fielding
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
offense; offence; method of attack
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
long distance; long range; long distance relationship