neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to run about trying to escape
in succession; one by one
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
how; in what way; how about; questionable
dealing with; coping with
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be hesitant; to feel timid
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
should do; ought to do; must do
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
operation; functioning; running
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
substantial matter; significant item