potentiality; dormancy; latency
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
firmly; solidly; heartily
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to lose sight of; to miss
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to perform in tune with each other; to get along well; to be in perfect harmony; to make a perfect pair (team, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
how many years; how long; what year
going into battle; departure for the front
nonchalant air; unruffled air
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
class; heading; group; category
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained