ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
exit; way out; outlet; vent
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
hidden room; secret chamber
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
consumption; expenditure; spending
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
adhesive skin patch; transdermal patch; medical patch
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to frolic about; to mess around
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back