as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to mix; to stir; to blend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
instability; insecurity; crankiness
gently (of the wind); softly
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to lean against; to set against
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
beyond that point; after that
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sampling food; tasting; trying
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
the last moment; the very end
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)