(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
door; gate; opening; title page
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
-stopper (thing that halts or prevents something); -blocker; -preventer
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to collapse; to flop (onto)
such ... as; or some such
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
taste; liking; preference
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
at least; at most; (even) just
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in