sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
chance; opportunity; occasion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to jump up and down; to hop
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
destruction; annihilation; extermination
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
all times and places; all ages and countries
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
perception; sensing; noticing
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
rapid succession (e.g. questions)