to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
shadow figure; silhouette
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
independent living; means of earning one's living
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
common name; popular name
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
right under; directly below
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
terrain; geographical features; topography
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
passage; path; route; one's way
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
spirit; heart; disposition
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably