if you think about it; come to think of it
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
plump; with a thud; heavily
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
flipper (of a marine mammal); swim fin; flipper; flipper (pinball); channel surfer
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to commit a crime; to do evil
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
opposite side; opposition
chink in the armor (armour)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
left side; left-hand side
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
exaltation; emotional uplift
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to turn completely into; to become completely