very loose; slowly; leisurely
leading person; foremost figure
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to become distant; to recede
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
what kind of business; what sort of matter
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
speech and conduct; words and deeds
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
since then; from that time; ever since
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
on countless occasions; many a time
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly