affidavit; deposition; testimony
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
imprisonment; incarceration
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to say no more; to sink into silence
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
one by one; one each; one at a time
our country; our land; one's own country
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
condition; state (of health); appearance
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to not believe one's ears
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
mental derangement; madness; insanity
state of mind; mentality; psychology
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling