soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
parliamentarian; member of a congress
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
days of one's menstrual period
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to comfort; to console; to amuse
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
take care of yourself; get well soon
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
in succession; one by one