dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
splinters of glass; glass shards
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
word; term; language; speech
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
butterfly net; net for catching insects
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture