good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
slight increase; marginal rise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
imagination; supposition; guess
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to recall; to remember; to recollect
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly