when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to take turns; to mingle together
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by