following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
several shots; several blows
magic bullet; magic bullets
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to continue to do; to persist in doing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to find out; to discover; to locate
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
choices; alternatives; options
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
otherwise; if not; or else
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
inspection; examination; survey
charming; fascinating; attractive
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration