(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to lose sight of; to miss
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
story; tale; talk; discussion