burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
a little bit; a little while
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
earthling; earthman; terrestrial; citizen of Earth
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
mysterious thief; phantom thief
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
class; heading; group; category
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
extremely; very; really; super; so
to be pleased with; to suit
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)