tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
comparatively; relatively
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
rest; break; recess; intermission
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
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
poor physical health; bad shape
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to quicken one's pace (steps)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
reason; cause; history; origin
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to pay attention; to be watchful
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
running too fast; pacing oneself too fast while running
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)