to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to smear with blood; to kill
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
unseasonable; out of season
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
drama; play; powerful drug
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to laugh away; to laugh off
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
in this way; along these lines; similarly
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade