expectation; anticipation; forecast
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
consumption; expenditure; spending
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to triumph; to be elated with success
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
vomiting blood; hematemesis
the last moment; the very end
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to give; to do (something) for
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with