quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
behind; in the rear; in back
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
if it is the case that ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to spend time (on doing something)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
thousands; several thousand
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
grasp; catch; understanding
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to glare at each other; to confront each other
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
data collection; data acquisition
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to the last; persistency; thoroughness