particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
failure; mistake; blunder
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to lure someone; to entice someone
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
while; even though; despite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
danger; peril; hazard; risk
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate