fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
true character; true heart; true spirit
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
excursion; field trip; school trip
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)