it's been a long time; long time no see
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
honor; honour; credit; prestige
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
pride; boast; credit (to)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to throw into; to toss into
(not) even once; (not) ever
memory; sense; experience
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...