to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
wrong; different; not like that
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
formless; immaterial; intangible; incorporeal; abstract; moral
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
eating until one is full; eating one's fill; gorging (on); having adequate food; having all one needs (for daily living); plenty
to think of; to come up with
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
discipline; training; teaching manners
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist