with a slip; with a slide
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
departure; leaving; setting off
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to cause someone to worry
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
heir; inheritor; successor
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
night table; bedside table
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
individual; private person; personal; natural person
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
mountain range; mountain belt
around the world; throughout the world
one's share; one's portion
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
one after another; in rapid succession
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
complete change of mood; thoroughly refreshing one's spirits
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
item; article; dish; course; finest item