far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
already; now; no longer; not any more
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in that way; thus; so; so?
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
decrease; reduction; decline
disaster; calamity; misfortune
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
the last moment; the very end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to show up; to appear; to turn up