since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
running away; escaping on foot
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
secrecy; highly classified information
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
contract; compact; agreement
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be contrary to one's expectations
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be exhausted; to be worn out
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
height (of a person); stature
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly