(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
desperately; for one's dear life
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
in spite of; regardless of
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
process; course; mechanism
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
either way; in any case; one way or another
such; like that; that sort of; very
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to