heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
on one hand; on the other hand
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
rather; sooner; preferably
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
almost; roughly; approximately
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect