remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
how many years; how long; what year
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
established fact; fait accompli
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
changing clothes; change of clothes
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
timewise; temporal; chronal
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
frequency (of occurrence)
just the other day; quite recently
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
in proportion to; according to; depending on
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift