running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
binoculars; field glasses
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
without permission; without notice
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
wake (of a ship or aircraft); flight path
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
observation; survey; watching
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thereupon; shortly thereafter
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
solitude; loneliness; isolation
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion