these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
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.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be able to manage somehow or another
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be born; to come into the world
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sense of smell; olfaction
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
error of judgment; miscalculation
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking