the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to mind; to care; to worry
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
mockery; derision; ridicule
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
at someone's (something's) mercy
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
counter for wheels and flowers
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
fire brigade; fire company
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit