back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
optimist; easy-going person
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
countermeasure; counter-measure
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to continue to rain or snow
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
inside; interior; inner part
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
funny story; funny anecdote
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)