surroundings; environs; circumference
with all one's strength; with all one's might
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
discrimination; discernment; identification
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
in comparison to; rather than
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
successively; one after another
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
critical moment; do-or-die situation
in the meanwhile; during the time
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to collapse into; to flop onto
concussion (of the brain)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching