direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
snake; serpent; large snake
finishing blow; coup de grâce
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...