to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
stirring; rousing oneself
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
lack of information; data deficiency
swindler; imposter; crook
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
degree of familiarity; popularity
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
operating expenses; budget
had better ...; had better not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
(talking in a) half-joking manner
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)