how long; how much; to what extent
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
measurement error; calculation error
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
furious facial expression
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
covering; protection; backing; relief
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
inattention; absent-mindedness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
third day of the month; three days
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
platform; home; home base; home plate
letter; missive; note; mail
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
for example; for instance; e.g.
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern