killing two birds with one stone
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
medium; mediocrity; average
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
(distinction of) sex; gender
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
without trouble; easily; readily
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
lightning strike; torpedo attack
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
unfortunately; regrettably
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
authority; power; function
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
likability; favorability; popularity
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)