as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
looking depressed; long face
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
to brave a danger; to take a risk
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
distant; remote; isolated
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to take off one's glasses
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life