before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
fall; drop; descent; coming down
news; word; tidings; omen
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
every place; various places
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair