to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
chaste, strong-minded woman; virtuous woman; heroine
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
big man; large man; tall man; giant
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
letting (someone) die without helping
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to indicate; to show; to point to
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
extermination; expulsion; destruction
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)