to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
reaching; attaining; arrival
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
while; even though; despite
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
new record (in sports, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tradition; legend; folklore
item; something that one "just has to have"
until now; so far; up to the present
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
discovery; detection; finding
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
very much; exceedingly; extremely
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
matter of time; question of time
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
conquest; domination; mastery
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)