to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
in that manner; like that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
party; gang; company; squad
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
just because; even if; even though
identifiable; personalized
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
by any chance; ten thousand to one
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to slide into; to slip into
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts