negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
behind; in the rear; in back
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
strength; power; proficiency; ability
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
possession; retention; maintenance
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
tabla (Indian hand drums)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to fall ill; to be taken ill
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...