halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
extract; excerpt; selection
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
accumulation; accumulate; store
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
secret technique; secret art
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
above all else; more than anything
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
cash bonus; reward; bounty
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
(political) power; authority; influence
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(abbr) Japan Association of Athletics Federations; JAAF
donation; contribution; offering
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
public interest incorporated foundation