stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
connection; link; relationship
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
bribe; money under the table
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
notebook; account book; register
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
end; close; finish; termination
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all living creatures
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
decision; determination; resolution
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
evening meal; dinner; supper
second (supplementary) sound channel
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine