shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
sea of blood; pool of blood
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
complete; whole; perfect; safe
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
curfew; lockdown; grounding
serious look (on one's face); straight face
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
what's what; heads or tails
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom