interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
phantom; vision; illusion
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
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
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
breaking off; snapping off
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever