common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
distress; wretched condition
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
great difference; major mistake
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to leave word; to leave a message
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
chance (of success); odds
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to glare at each other; to confront each other
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear