hills and fields; hill and dale
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to cut one's own throat; to dig one's own grave; to cause oneself harm; to bring ruin on oneself
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
again; once again; yet again
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
cockpit voice recorder; CVR; voice recorder; dictation machine; dictaphone
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
common knowledge; well-known fact