grey-brown; gray-brown; dun
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
the front; honest; upright; decent
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
and; thereupon; because of that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount