potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
settlement; solution; resolution
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
automatic; intransitive verb
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
restoration; repair; mending
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
choices; alternatives; options
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
both; both sides; both parties
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
but; however; provided that
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of