middle of the night; dead of night
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
serious; severe; grave; acute
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
in the mountains; among the mountains
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
selection; choice; option
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout