(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
villain; baddie; the villain's part
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snake; serpent; large snake
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
technique; art; skill; move
many; numerous; various; large number of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
defeating in an instant; instant kill
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
changing clothes; change of clothes
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)