clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
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)
hot pink; shocking pink; bright pink
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
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 have confidence in one's own abilities
loser; defeated person; the defeated
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
binoculars; field glasses
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
old woman; joker (in old maid)
secret; private; surreptitious
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
carrying (on one's person); taking with one