to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
very likely; very probable
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to do earnestly; to get serious
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
though; even if; whether ... or ...
one more time; once more; once again
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
have a good day; take care; see you
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
househusband; stay-at-home dad