at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
deciding match; play-off; runoff
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
common front; united front
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair