idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
defense; defence; fielding
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
departure; leaving; setting off
to arrive; to come to pass
to have no chance (of succeeding)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
in the end; at the end of the day
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
share (of expenses); equity (in company); holdings; interest (in company)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to limp; to drag one's feet
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
small; fine; detailed; stingy
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
styptic; stopping of bleeding
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
make good use of; make the most of
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole