investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
probability; likelihood; chances
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the way back; the way home; return trip
but; however; provided that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
on the way back; returning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge