as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
classification; categorization; sorting
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
step-up; advance; progress; increase
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
exactly as stated; verbatim
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
something new (of poor quality)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)