close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
thought; consideration; thinking
reopening; resumption; restarting
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
period of time; time slot; time zone
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that is to say; so that means
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
police officer; policeman; constable
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
suffix for familiar person