retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
a great variety of; diversity
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be entwined; to be involved
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(state of) utter panic; great panic
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to some extent; to a certain extent
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
yellow card; International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis; ICVP