to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
day of month; counter for days
complete works; complete collection; complete series
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
foreign enemy; outside invader
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to stray from; to get lost
pasture; grassland; meadow
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to make a speech; to address
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
accountability; being held accountable
subordination; dependency
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit
difference; discrepancy; variation
butterfly net; net for catching insects
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
good-looking; fair; beautiful
independent action; acting alone
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
mental; spiritual; emotional
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
beloved child; dear child
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Rip van Winkle feeling; feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to one's hometown
to brush off; to shake off
things depend on how you look at them