My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
too much; excessively; too
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to examine someone's expression
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to detain; to check; to restrain
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it