before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to move forward; to move on
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to run around; to bustle about
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
interior; inside; internal
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
again and again; repeatedly
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
technique; art; skill; move