seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to wring the neck; to strangle
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
in the city; in the community
back country; remote countryside
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)