the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
in the same way as; just like
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
small fraction; small proportion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
interruption; suspension; break
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
sea level; (surface of) sea
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin