dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
street; quarter; district; area
distrust; unjust suspicion
something like ...; something called ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(having) two choices; choice between two things
optimism; taking an optimistic view
worst; worst-case (scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
in one's own way or style
heir; inheritor; successor
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
singularity; singular point
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
difference; discrepancy; variation
that's the way it is; such is life
final; eventual; ultimate
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
manners; behavior; behaviour
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
later on; eventually; afterwards
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-