grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
terrain; geographical features; topography
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to push aside; to push one's way through
wriggling; squirming; writhing; maneuvering (behind the scenes; of insignificant people); manoeuvring; planning mischief
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out