predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
someone (something) not to be trifled with
lightly; easily; carelessly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
river; stream; River; the ... river
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
in the face of; in defiance of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
just because; even if; even though
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
observation; survey; watching
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
opposite side; opposition
to pass by (time); to hit too much
outside of; not covered by
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
one bounce (of a ball); one-hopper
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to laugh away; to laugh off
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind