most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
talk; recital; narration; topic
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
block (of wood); chip; splinter
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
setting a place; setting the table
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
that's a different matter; that's a different story
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sunlight; rays of the Sun