substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
strong opposition; vehement opposition
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
serious condition; critical condition
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize