crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
as you see; as you can see
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
absentmindedness; peace of mind
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
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to redeem (from sin); to save
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
return; relapse; recurrence
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
voluptuous; fascinating; beautiful
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
coming out (as gay, etc.)
blunder; slip; error; error
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
expiration of term of office
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
most difficult; next to impossible