certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
knowing; (an) acquaintance
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
question; inquiry; enquiry
hegemony; leadership; initiative
forcibly; against one's will
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
this is why; this means; it is the case that
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to some extent; to a certain extent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to