to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
almost; roughly; approximately
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
war; battle; match; game; competition
speculation; thinking; meditation
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to stop walking; to pause
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to close (one's eyes); to shut
unique; peculiar; singular
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
observation; survey; watching
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
direct control; direct supervision
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into