loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
predation; eating prey; preying upon
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
underestimation; undervaluation
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
comparatively; relatively
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out