to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such; this sort of; like this
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
it is I who should say so
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
depending on; dependent on
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
successfully; with success
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty