assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
occurrence; happening; incident; event
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
big man; large man; tall man; giant
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
vigilante group; neighborhood watch; self-defense group
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
intolerable; unbearable; irresistible; tremendous; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)