a few seconds; several seconds
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
security; stability; safety; peace
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be dispersed; to get separated
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
the place for; the time for; the level of
just the other day; quite recently
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
while alive; during one's lifetime
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to sell off; to sell completely
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp