whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
unanimous agreement; unanimity
woman; lady; adult female
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
wedded life; married life
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
family vacation; family trip
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
(winning) by a nose; photo finish
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to become frayed; to become loose
expression; look; countenance; face