power of the state; government authority
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
long time; long interval; for quite some time
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
very popular; highly favoured
regret; repentance; remorse
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to attack; to assault; to assail
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
massing (of troops); gathering
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
reason; cause; circumstances
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
betting ticket; betting slip
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
that's true; of course; obviously
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
have a good day; take care; see you
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to suit; to match; to become; to be like