far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
back street; back alley; off-street
talking while standing; standing around talking
discovery; detection; finding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
suited figure; person in a suit
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
naked eye; the physical eye
water outlet; tap; faucet
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
at once; immediately; right now
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
training; drill; practice; discipline
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
second (unit of time); arc second
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers