standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
medium; mediocrity; average
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
amount of light; quantity of light
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
curse; spell; malediction
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
flight; desertion; escape
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
locational advantage; advantageous position
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
moment to quit; way to quit
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
violent emotion; passion; fury
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to