(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
don't you think?; indicates question
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
minimum; at the very least
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
genuine article; real thing; real deal
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
guess; speculation; supposition
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount