to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
peace preservation; security; safety
successively; one after another
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
rational; reasonable; logical
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
product; produce; result; fruit
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
disorder; chaos; confusion
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole