stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
passage; path; route; one's way
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
myself; yourself; I; me; you
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
although I say; although one might say; although called
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)