to lose sight of; to miss
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
orders; instructions; directive; command
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to stiffen; to become stiff
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
injured person; wounded person; casualty
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
first meeting; first interview with
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
briskly; quickly; promptly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
cooperation; collaboration
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship