to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
excitation; stimulation; revitalization; reinvigoration
real experience; actual observations
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
natural voice (without a microphone)
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application