(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
since when; from when; how long
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
done; just done; just finished
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pause; to have a short intermission
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
nothing; nil; naught; nought