(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to be a matter of life or death
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
letting (someone) die without helping
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
one large ...; a great ...
ongoing; in progress; afoot
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
another thing; other things; another man's property
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful