to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
by means of; due to; because of; according to
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
extended leave; long vacation
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
genuine; authentic; true; real
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
because of; owing to; due to
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to have an eye on; to zero in on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
some people; a few people; several people
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
there is no way that ...; easy; simple