before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
immediately; right away; on the spot
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
hope; white hope; person of promise
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
cannot be helped; unavoidable
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
employer's house; master's house
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to redeem (from sin); to save
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac