to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
number of persons; personnel
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
assistance; backing; reinforcements
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to comb down; to smooth down
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
in terms of; from the point of view of
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
only; merely; but; no more than
meaning; connotation; denotation
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
interior; inside; internal
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
love affair; sensual pleasures
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
to be bewildered; to be perplexed