vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to get between; to be caught in
more than usual (usu. time)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
beyond that point; after that
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
beginning; opening; start; outset
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
what action to take; what to do with oneself
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion