fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
everything; anything; nothing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
reopening; resumption; restarting