double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
way out; means to escape; escape route
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
shame; disgrace; (sexual) violation; rape
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to crumble away; to collapse
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)