loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
the opposite sex; isomerism
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
without; but if; otherwise; or else
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
approval; acceptance; toleration
had better ...; had better not ...
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
have a pain in one's chest
to let out a cry; to break forth
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
like that; that way; thus
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going