wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
chance; opportunity; occasion
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
line; queue; procession; matrix
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
many; much; plenty; hardly
love affair; sensual pleasures
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to happen to pass by; to pass by
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
around the world; throughout the world
to gather; to collect; to assemble
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing