to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
storehouse; warehouse; godown
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
everybody; every last one of them; all
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
safe; vault; storage cabinet
never mind!; don't worry about it
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
cooperation; coordination; link
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
first warbling heard in a New Year
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady