unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
such; like that; in that way
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for