to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to open (one's eyes) wide
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
elder sister; effeminate man
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to go crazy; to go off one's head
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
chaps (in the skin); cracks
flaring up; bursting into flames
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
enumeration; citation; listing
maintenance checkup; maintenance and inspection
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
above-ground floor; ground floor
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside