to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
earnestly; immediately; exactly
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
cracks or fissures in the ground
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
class; heading; group; category
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
news; word; tidings; omen
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
bribe; money under the table
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
very much; very many; more and more