posterity; future generations; future life
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
minimum; at the very least
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(necessary) personnel; required person
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
discovery; detection; finding
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
genuine article; real thing; real deal