slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
confections; sweets; candy; cake
killing two birds with one stone
suddenly; all of a sudden
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
middle of the night; dead of night
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
all night long; all through the night
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
pitch dark; total darkness
clear; distinct; evident; definite
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
tenth day of the month; ten days
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
anaerosis; lack of breathing; sleep apnea; respiratory arrest; respiratory standstill
forgetting; lapse of memory
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative