downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
promotion; raising of status
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
that's the way it is; such is life
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sound of a button or switch being pressed
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
difference; variation; difference
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
name; given name; first name
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at work; in the midst of work; working
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with