idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
hastily made; improvised preparation
presence (impressive quality)
serious; not joking; straight
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
staff who serve or assist customers or visitors (e.g. restaurant, pachinko parlour, etc.)
long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
counter for choices, options, etc.
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
watch-keeping; guard; lookout