mountain top; summit; peak
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
penalty for contract breach
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
national defence; national defense
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
underworld; underside of society
underground world; underground society
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
in process; during execution; runtime
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call