drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
backward movement; reverse movement; going backwards; retrograde motion
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to be too late; to be too slow
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
suddenly; all of a sudden
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
exit; way out; outlet; vent
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement