trend; tendency; movement; attitude
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
official notice; notification
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
urgency; exigency; emergency
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
general idea; concept; notion
fate; destiny; predestination
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
do-or-die game; crucial contest
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
within; inside of; less than
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-