time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
end of life; death; breathing one's last
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
interior; inside; internal
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
dealing with; coping with
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
nothing but; except; no more than
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's own child; one's own children
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell