quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner
up until now; as recently as the present
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
joke; playfulness; kidding around
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
billiards; pool; serial collisions (of cars)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
large quantity; large amount
Coleman; Colman; Corman; Kolman
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to get one's head around; to think about
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone