slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
decomposition; ulceration
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
band of robbers; gang of thieves
or; OR (Boolean operator)
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
favourite book; favorite book
to eagerly look forward to
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
how many months?; how long?
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
high; noble; refined; advanced
heading; headline; index; headword
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
classical form of martial art