absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
objection; dissent; protest
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hold fast; to protect to the end
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
prize money; monetary award; reward