difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
complete; whole; perfect; safe
all over; all over the place; everywhere
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
confused fight; brawl; melee; scuffle; free-for-all
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to make an appearance; to show up
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
acceleration; speeding up
to spring at; to leap upon
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded