near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
last night; yesterday evening
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
decision; determination; resolution
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
servant; manservant; menial
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
unprecedented; never seen before
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to find out; to discover; to locate
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...