forgetting; lapse of memory
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
as if nothing had happened
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to employ; to hire; to charter
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
trio; gang of three; threesome
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
look!; there!; here!; that is
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)