medical coroner; medical examiner
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
calming down; quieting down
to be thrilled; to be excited
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
a pair (of shoes or socks)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry