to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
three; three years of age
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
if it is (the case that ...)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
if so; in that case; in that situation
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
as before; as ever; as it was originally
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
scattered; separated; dispersed
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
troublesome; annoying; complicated
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind