clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to step forward; to take a step forward
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to peel off and fall; to flake away
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
several sheets (flat objects)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to fire into; to shoot into
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself