surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
major incident; major happening; big scandal
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
bet; wager; stake; gamble
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
behind; in the rear; in back
to leap back; to jump back
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
match; game; bout; contest
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to accept; to receive; to agree
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
romantic school; romanticism
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
reconciliation; make peace with