hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
in the mountains; among the mountains
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
production (e.g. play); direction
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
anything and everything; just about everything
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to pile up; to accumulate
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)