guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
influence; effect; impact
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
precision equipment; delicate equipment
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to cause a person trouble
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)