contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
stepwise; one step at a time
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to relax; to feel at home
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
that's a different matter; that's a different story
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical