childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
souvenir store; gift shop
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
7th day of the month; seven days
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute