up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
such ... as; or some such
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
time; season; period; phase; stage
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic