index finger; forefinger; second toe
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
next; secondly; subsequently
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
time; season; period; phase; stage
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
going around; patrol; round; tour