to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
offender; criminal; culprit
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
condemn the offense, but not the offender
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
personification; impersonation; embodiment
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
episode; anecdote; vignette
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius
deep-seated grudge; hatred
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
witnessing; observing; sighting
dozens; scores of; decades
going around; patrol; round; tour
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
carrying out one's original intention