elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
face; looks; vestiges; trace
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
firm; strong; solid; stable
fortress; stronghold; citadel
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
rule; reign; government; governing
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
most of all; extremely; supremely
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
threat; intimidation; menace
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
close call; narrow escape
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea