direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
future (usually near); prospects
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hiding one's embarrassment
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to summon courage; to be brave
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
beforehand; in advance; previously
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
play equipment; playground equipment
unique; peculiar; special
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
both; both sides; both parties
aramid fibre; aramid fiber
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to push (something) against