don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to support each other; to support one another
on the street; around town; the world; the public
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
solitude; loneliness; isolation
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
long ago; previous; of a former age
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
it's not like; it isn't as if
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)