crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
high-voltage current; high-tension current
pale; pallid; bluish-white
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
street; quarter; district; area
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
thoroughly; through and through
stimulating; exciting; provocative
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
older sister; lass; young lady
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals