gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slide into; to slip into
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
awareness; realization; noticing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
insolent fellow; rude fellow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
look, look!; there, there!
look!; there!; here!; that is
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; shrewd; smart