oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
growth period; growing season
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
together; at the same time; same; identical
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
winning in a flash; instant defeat
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
now that; since; so long as; because
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
falsely similar; counterfeit