to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
just one person; only one
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
rule; reign; peaceful times
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start