no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be at a loss for words
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
connection; link; relationship
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to sit for an examination
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...