gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
big frame; large figure; huge body
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
selection; choice; option
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
official business; public business
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
enemy territory; hostile place
right in the center (centre)
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
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
simultaneous; all at once
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind