to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
connections; contacts; influence
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to get back together (with a former partner)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
secret; private; surreptitious
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
as before; as ever; as it was originally
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread