(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
means; way; method; measure
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
going straight on; going straight ahead
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance