to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
script; screenplay; scenario
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to take someone's life; to kill someone
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
election; selection; choice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
because; for; the reason why is ...
offender; criminal; culprit
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
stage actor; stage actress
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
fully armed; armed to the teeth
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
in the midst of the enemy