common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
way out; means to escape; escape route
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
penalty; sentence; punishment
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
spy; secret agent; spying
direct control; direct supervision
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
probity check; background investigation
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
Indian elephant (Elephas maximus); Asian elephant
to trample; to crush underfoot
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
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
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable