(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to slap; to strike; to spank
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
running as fast as one can
running the whole distance
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)