sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to face; to go towards; to head towards
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that is to say; so that means
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression