fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
very much; very many; more and more
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
to be consistent; to be coherent
to appear all together; to be all present
opening words; speaking out
adviser; advisor; consultant
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
not necessarily so; is not always true
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
still; as yet; as it has been
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
uninhabited island; desert island
drifting; drift; being adrift
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
dream for the future; hopes for the future