I owe you; I owe you one; I owe you a favor
to have an uneasy conscience
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
detective agency; enquiry agency
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to move (house); to change residence
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
youthful; young; young-looking
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
absentmindedness; peace of mind
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
modesty; humility; being humble
to be opposite; to face each other
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
moving; touching; stirring
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
one's (living) environment
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...