gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
in low spirits; dejected; sad
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
really; truly; indeed; good grief
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
preceding paragraph; first part
to state; to express; to mention
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
white collar; white lapel
palisade; stakes planted at irregular angles and intervals as a defensive barrier
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy