it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
putting into operation; invocation
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
cannot be compared with; no match for
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
heart; guts; nerve; central part
spine; backbone; spinal column
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to some extent; to a certain extent
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one large ...; a great ...
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
desperation; struggle to the death
to chase; to run after; to pursue
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff