close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
uninhabited island; desert island
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
superb view; picturesque scenery
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
beginning; outset; first; onset
in this way; thus; such; uh...
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in that way; thus; so; so?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to need; to demand; to take; to require
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here