lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to make a fool of someone
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
such ... as; or some such
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
how; in what way; by what means
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
general public; the masses
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain