plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
what do you want?; can I help you?
not understanding; not knowing
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to come to one's senses; to calm down
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
should do; ought to do; must do
boastful speech; bragging
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on