to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
under control (e.g. of territory)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
patriarch; head of a family
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
inside one's heart; in one's mind
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
noisy; confused; uproarious
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to accept; to receive; to agree
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
mixed race; mixed parentage
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
means of transportation; means of transport
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about