force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
morning training (e.g. before school)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?