to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to increase; to add to; to augment
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
notice; attention; observation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how many years; how long; what year
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
contradiction; inconsistency
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
directly opposite; right in front
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
state capital; provincial capital; county town
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of