down to earth; reasonable
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to keep a watchful eye on
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
unidentifiable; unidentified
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
in accordance with; according to
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
favorite; favourite; habitually used