(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
about this time; about now
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
assistance; backing; reinforcements
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
old friend; old acquaintance
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
brightness; splendour; splendor
roaring thunder; loud thunder; thunderclap
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)