twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
twice; again; second time
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
to rock; to shake; to swing
being too late; losing one's final chance
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
condition; state (of health); appearance
within; inside of; less than
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
already; now; no longer; not any more
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
in the meanwhile; during the time
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
proposal; offer; request; application