fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
door; gate; opening; title page
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
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)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
capable of anything; liable to do
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
to throw open; to leave open