to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
remaining; left-over; excess
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
main shrine; inner sanctuary
attendant; attendance upon another
manner of using one's hands
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to look around; to look towards (us)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
leather; leather-bound; leathern
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle