no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
understanding person; supporter
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
in that way; like that; that way
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
thought; consideration; thinking
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
severe punishment; rigorous measures
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
close; intimate; on good terms
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
lost property; something dropped and left behind
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base