to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
useless resistance; vain struggle
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
even though; despite; when
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
distinction; differentiation; classification
since when; from when; how long
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
big leakage; uncontained leak
cooperation; collaboration
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity