close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
reaction; response; reaction
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
person of common sense; common sense man
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
another order; different order; special mission
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
making one's best exertions
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
story; tale; talk; discussion
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
sense of humor; sense of humour
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
too (much); overly; excessively
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
big problem; major issue; big controversy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look