higher rank; better position
beyond one's means or position
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
chance; opportunity; occasion
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
to spend time (on doing something)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to come and go; to go back and forth
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
now that you say that; now that you mention it
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
one's home country; one's homeland
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
general; popular; common; typical
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
information leak; data breach
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb