disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
never mind!; don't worry about it
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep a watchful eye on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I have nothing to do with it
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
is never the case; has never happened
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
having no idea; having no clue
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
magic bullet; magic bullets
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
level; standard; water level
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to eat too much; to overeat
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long