downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
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
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to trim (a tree, shrub, etc.); to punch (a ticket)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
that's the way it is; such is life
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
with a click (of a button or switch); one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
difference; variation; difference
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
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; overdone; over par; overexposure
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
movie; film; motion picture
name; given name; first name
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
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
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with