fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
way; method; means; resource; course
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
head; lead; vanguard; first
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
in perfect form; going swimmingly
hidden room; secret chamber
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
succeeding; following; trailing; next
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky