falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
movie; film; video; video clip
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to tear up and throw away
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
for dear life; barely escaping alive
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
long-established; old-established; traditional
set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment