serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
land route; overland route; by land; overland
anchoring; dropping anchor; casting anchor
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
gradually; little by little; step by step
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
patient; having a long fuse
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
frequency (of occurrence)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
taking care of oneself; self-love
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
help; assistance; service
sovereign; emperor; monarch
detestable; disagreeable; disgusting; odious; unpleasant; repugnant
relation; connection; relevance
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of