simple and clear; plain and simple
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to await; to wait for; to expect
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to lose sight of; to miss
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
finish; finishing; finishing touches
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically