yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
appointment; rendezvous; date
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to collapse into; to flop onto
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
distant land; remote location; distant province
to chase; to run after; to pursue
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
you could say; you might say; verging on the
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space