guard; sentinel; garrison
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
influence; effect; impact
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
general public; the masses
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
reality; actuality; hard fact
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to