being too late; losing one's final chance
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
ash; embers; complete destruction
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to sniff out; to get wind of
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
intelligence; intellect; brains
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
serious; severe; grave; acute
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
omen; sign; notice; indication
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one