people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to thrust down; to push off
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to stay (at); to stop (at)
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
what if (as in "what if" stories)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
snarling old man; irascible old man
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
radiant smile; contented smile
(about) medium; middle; average
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
in the same way as; just like
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
boneless (of a fillet, etc.); without bone; lacking (moral) conviction; weak-principled; having no backbone