there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
probability; likelihood; chances
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
explosion; rupture; break off
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
game arcade; video arcade
store interior; inside of a shop
white; correction fluid; white-out
body; body blow (in boxing)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck