wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
putting all of one's attribute points into a single stat (e.g. in an RPG); solely focusing on one skill (to the detriment of others)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
assertion; declaration; affirmation
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
Vela (constellation); the Sails
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party