as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take over; to hand over
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
prejudice; bias; distorted view
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hide; to keep to oneself
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
small number; few; minority
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned