not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reason; cause; circumstances
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
almost; roughly; approximately
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
not hard to... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
one way or the other; either way
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
second day of the month; two days
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to have an eye on; to zero in on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to notify; to advise; to inform
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting