lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
directly opposite; right in front
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to check; to stop; to keep back
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
body; physique; build; stature
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
general idea; concept; notion
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
human intellect; knowledge
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
from the viewpoint of; according to
will not do; do not; does not
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
classification; categorization; sorting
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
because; for; the reason why is ...