stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
successively; one after another
thought; consideration; thinking
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
with a momentary flash of light
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer